1 dead, 6 Japanese divers missing in Indonesia

Feb. 15, 2014
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Breaking News / Tory Hargro, USA TODAY

by USA TODAY

by USA TODAY

BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian rescuers recovered the body believed to be of a Japanese diver and searched for six others missing Saturday off the resort island of Bali, police said.

The group, including two instructors, left Friday morning on a boat they hired for a dive around mangroves in Crystal Bay when strong winds and heavy rains hit the area, said Maj. Nyoman Suarsika, chief of Nusa Penida police.

Rescuers on Saturday found the body of a woman, Bali police spokesman Col. Hariadi said. He did not elaborate.

A list provided by police shows the group included one man and six women.

The search for the missing involved police, the National Search and Rescue Agency and fishermen, guided by the two Indonesian skippers from the divers' boat.

Nusa Penida is about 12 miles east off Denpasar, Bali's capital.

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